He said: "Because their Imam will have entered the state of occultation.

He said: "Because their Imam will have entered the state of occultation." I went on to ask the reason for the occultation. He said: "This will be so that when he reappears he will have paid no allegiance to anyone[^6]." (3) The benefit of being immune from murder. Zurara reports the hadith from Imam Sadiq, who said: "The Qa'im must live an invisible existence." I asked for the reason. He said: "He is afraid of being killed," and pointed to his stomach.

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